{"id":13379,"date":"2022-01-03T15:18:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T15:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=13379"},"modified":"2022-01-03T15:18:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T15:18:54","slug":"how-to-install-rundeck-on-ubuntu-20-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/ubuntu\/how-to-install-rundeck-on-ubuntu-20-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Rundeck on Ubuntu 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are searching for easy and open source software for automation service then Rundeck might be a best option. It is very useful to create simple to complex tasks on a local machine or in a remote machine. Rundeck comes with command line tools, WebApi and command line tools. Rundeck is available in commercial and community edition.<\/p>\n

Rundeck is built around the concept of managing servers in a computer network using a single centralized management server. The administrative tasks can be performed by using a web interface.<\/p>\n

In this article, we will learn how to install Rundeck on Ubuntu 20.04.<\/p>\n

Update the Ubuntu system<\/h2>\n

Before performing the installation, update and upgrade the Ubuntu system to its latest index repository.<\/p>\n

$ sudo apt update<\/pre>\n
$ sudo apt upgrade<\/pre>\n
Install Java<\/h2>\n
Rundeck is a Java based application and to run the application we need a java 8 or java 11. Install JDK 11 using the following command<\/p>\n
$ sudo apt install openjdk-11-jre<\/pre>\n
$ java \u2013version<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Install Database (Mysql\/Mariadb)<\/h2>\n
Rundeck can be installed with database MySQL\/MariaDB, MS SQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle to store the data. In this example, we are going to use MariaDB.<\/p>\n
Install dependency and MariaDB packages using the command below.<\/p>\n
$ sudo apt install software-properties-common mariadb-server mariadb-client<\/pre>\n
Enable and start mariadb service<\/p>\n
$ sudo systemctl enable mariadb.service<\/pre>\n
$ sudo systemctl status mariadb.service<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Once the MySQL\/MariaDB is installed, run the following command to secure the database system.<\/p>\n
$ sudo mysql_secure_installation<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Now create a database and database user for Rundeck.<\/p>\n
$ mysql -u root -p<\/pre>\n
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE rundeck_db;<\/pre>\n
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE USER 'rundeck_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'my-strong-password';<\/pre>\n
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'rundeck_user'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;<\/pre>\n
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;<\/pre>\n
MariaDB [(none)]> exit<\/pre>\n
Replace my-strong-password<\/strong> with your database password which will be used by the Rundeck application.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Install Rundeck on Ubuntu 20.4<\/h2>\n
The Rundeck application package is not available in Ubuntu 20.04 by default. We need to Create a repository file and append the following content in the file.<\/p>\n
$ sudo nano \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/rundeck.list<\/pre>\n
deb https:\/\/packages.rundeck.com\/pagerduty\/rundeck\/any\/ any main<\/pre>\n
deb-src https:\/\/packages.rundeck.com\/pagerduty\/rundeck\/any\/ any main<\/pre>\n
Save the file and exit.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Once the repository file is created, run the following command to import the repo signing key.<\/p>\n
$ curl -L https:\/\/packages.rundeck.com\/pagerduty\/rundeck\/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add -<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Update the Ubuntu system to reflect the changes<\/p>\n
$ sudo apt update<\/pre>\n
Now install rundeck using the following command.<\/p>\n
$ sudo apt install rundeck<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Update the configuration file<\/h2>\n
Once the installation is completed, some configuration files need to be changed. Edit the file rundeck-config.properties using any text editor and make the following changes.<\/p>\n
$ sudo nano \/etc\/rundeck\/rundeck-config.properties<\/pre>\n
grails.serverURL=http:\/\/RUNDECK_SERVER_IP:4440<\/pre>\n
dataSource.driverClassName = org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver<\/pre>\n
dataSource.url = jdbc:mysql:\/\/localhost\/rundeck_db?autoReconnect=true&useSSL=false<\/pre>\n
dataSource.username = rundeck_user<\/pre>\n
dataSource.password = my_strong_password<\/pre>\n
Replace the following things with your environment.<\/p>\n